The Cassiopeia A supernova remnant reveals that massive exploding stars can forge far more of life's essential ingredients ...

What can imaging supernovae (plural for supernova) explosions teach astronomers about their behavior and physical ...

NASA and JAXA’s XRISM mission detected chlorine and potassium in Cassiopeia A, revealing how supernovae forge life-essential ...

Researchers from Kyoto University and Meiji University have led the quest to understand the origins of elements and the ...

Scientists have found an "extreme" solution to the mysterious origins of critical life-supporting elements chlorine and potassium.

According to a report released by Kyoto University, researchers there and at Meiji University turned to Cassiopeia A, one of ...

XRISM’s high-precision X-ray data revealed unusually strong signatures of chlorine and potassium inside the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant. These levels are far higher than theoretical models ...

A nova is a massive, temporary star explosion caused when a dense white dwarf star pulls material from a nearby star, setting ...

Kyoto, Japan -- "Why are we here?" is humanity's most fundamental and persistent question. Tracing the origins of the ...

The results indicate that the elements essential for life formed within extreme, highly energetic environments deep inside ...